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Russia, China block release of United Nations report criticising Russia

Russia and China blocked the official release of a report by UN experts on Libya that accused its warring parties and their international backers of violating a UN arms embargo

United Nations demands all countries enforce UN arms embargo on Libya

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution demanding that all countries enforce the widely violated UN arms embargo on Libya, withdraw all mercenaries from the North African nation

Libyan Commander Khalifa Haftar committed to ending oil blockade: US

The statement said the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) had conveyed "the personal commitment of General Haftar to allow the full reopening of the energy sector no later than Sept. 12"

United Nations stresses need to return to political process in Libya

It urged calm, the application of the rule of law and the preservation of the rights of all citizens to peacefully express their views

Vladimir Putin, Erdogan discuss fate of Hagia Sophia over telephone

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed in phone conversation developments in Syria and Libya, as well as the fate of Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia

UK, French, German, Italian FMs to meet over crisis in Iran, Libya

The British foreign ministry said the talks would cover the fallout from the US killing of a top Iranian general as well as Tehran's latest step back from the 2015 nuclear deal

Libya: 28 killed, many injured after air strikes on Tripoli military school

"An air raid on the military school of Tripoli killed 28 cadets and injured dozens more," Amin al-Hashemi, spokesman for the health ministry said

Airstrike kills at least 44 in Libyan migrant centre; UN, EU call for probe

Guterres denounced the "horrendous" attack and demanded "an independent investigation", his spokesman said

Qaddafi Jr wants Libya presidential elections as soon as possible

Qaddafi's son hasn't announced his intentions whether to stand for president but last month he sent an envoy to Russia, which has become a key power broker in Libya, to ask for political support

Libyan groups loyal to army may have killed dozens in al-Abyar

Bodies of 36 men were found on October 26, near the town of al-Abyar

9 soldiers, 2 civilians beheaded at checkpoint in Libya: Pro-Haftar forces

The attack was controlled by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Hatar south of Tripoli

Libyan group says it has freed Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam

The Abu Bakr al-Sadiq Brigade said Seif al-Islam was freed under an amnesty law

At least 97 migrants missing as boat sinks off Libyan coast

According to survivors, those missing include 15 women and five children

Italian embassy to reopen in Libya after two years of shutdown

Western missions had closed after a coalition of militias seized the country's capital- Tripoli

Twenty-five corpses of migrants recovered off Libya, 107 saved

Officials say, it took three hours to retrieve 11 bodies because of petrol and water mixture

2,400 migrants rescued, 14 die, off Libya

A full-to-capacity rescue ship was forced to sail away from desperate migrants trying to swim towards the rescuers

Libya oil terminals seized in blow to unity government

One of the most powerful military figures in Libya, Haftar is allied with a rival authority to the GNA based in the east

3,000 migrants saved off Libya a day after record rescue

Some of the migrants jumped off the vessel in life jackets and swam towards their rescuers

Around 6,500 migrants rescued off Libya: Coastguard

More than 3,000 migrants have died at sea while trying to reach either Greece or Italy since the start of this year

Libyan parliament votes against unity government

Quorum was formed for a voting session for the first time since January in the eastern Tobruk-based parliament